B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman takes to Instagram to dispute playoff loss

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Doman posted screen grabs on his reels of Tommy Nield’s three-yard reception in the end zone for Saskatchewan with 0:11 left that certainly suggest the ball hit the turf.

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B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman questioned the Saskatchewan Roughrider’s game-winning touchdown catch Saturday night on Instagram feed with these images of Tommy Nield’s game-winning touchdown catch. Photo by Screen grab /TSNArticle content

B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman questioned the Saskatchewan Roughrider’s game-winning touchdown catch Saturday night so much so that he took to his Instagram feed about it.

Doman posted screen grabs on his reels of Tommy Nield’s three-yard reception in the end zone with 0:11 remaining that provided the Roughriders the margin of victory in a 24-21 triumph in the CFL Western final that certainly suggest the ball hit the turf. The call on the field was a touchdown and the play was reviewed for several minutes by the CFL head office afterwards. They stood behind the decision as well.

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Doman’s only comment on Instagram: “Not a catch.”

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#BCLions owner Amar Doman (from his IG) has his own opinion of the #Riders game winning TD. Nothing I saw on the broadcast showed anything “clear & obvious” enough to overturn. But the ball clearly touches the ground here. It may have still been in possession though🤷🏽‍♂️ #GreyCup pic.twitter.com/XenE6b2pvW

— Farhan Lalji (@FarhanLaljiTSN) November 9, 2025

The Lions had their chances to win. They had a 21-17 lead with the ball with 2:35 remaining. Their offence went two-and-out. The Saskatchewan offence followed with their own two-and-out, giving B.C. the ball back with 1:40 left. The Lions went two-and-out again, sending the ball back to Saskatchewan with 1:03 showing on the clock. The Roughriders began that final drive on their own 34-yard line.

B.C. led the CFL in net offence (430.2 yards per game) and average yards per play (8.04) during the regular season. A single first down in those two series likely would have meant victory, and the team’s first trip to the Grey Cup since winning the CFL’s Big Dance at B.C. Place in 2011.

The offence had marched the ball down the field in crunch time the week before, leading to Sean Whyte’s 43-yard field goal for the walk-off win in a 33-30 decision over the Calgary Stampeders in the West semifinal at B.C. Place. That drive started on B.C.’s 26-yard line with 0:23 remaining.

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“I probably won’t be over this until the New Year is over, until 2026,” said B.C. receiver Keon Hatcher. “Yeah, it hurts man. I don’t even know what to say about it. I was so in awe. I couldn’t even cry but my emotions were everywhere. I felt like I wanted to cry. I couldn’t cry. I’m super sad but I’m more mad. There was just so much going on.”

B.C. Lions receiver Seven McGee against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during the first half of CFL West Division Final in Regina on Nov. 8, 2025. Photo by Heywood Yu /The Canadian Press

Lions coach Buck Pierce was asked about whether he had replayed the final three minutes and whether he would do something different if he had the chance.

“I’ve replayed it. I’ll answer that part first. I’ve watched it,” Pierce said. “It doesn’t get any easier. I think what you look at is you have to look at the entirety of it. I think that’s important in tight ball games. And the way that game was going, it was going to take a play at the end of the game to make it. You look at the previous week, we made a play, right? So there’s some confidence there. There’s some growth that needs to be done, but excited about where we’re going.”

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Hatcher, 31, who led the CFL in receiving yards (1,688) during the regular season, highlights B.C.’s list of pending free agents. He sounded intent on returning to the Lions at points Sunday, explaining that “I’ve been here my whole career. I love it here. Hopefully we can get some business done, but I’ll let that take care of itself when we get there.”

He has had contentious negotiations in his five years with the Lions, including being released for a period last year when he and the team couldn’t agree on a restructuring of his contract. He’s bounced back from a torn Achilles in the 2023 Western final.

“I just want to get what I deserve,” Hatcher said. “I feel like I’ve had a few solid years in this league and because of the injury it’s taken a little time for me to be compensated for what I’ve done on the field. I feel it’s time for that, too.”

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